Gregory
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Don't despair. If you bird it they will come sooner or later.
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I have seen 14 owls overall. Four were seen in Panama. I have seen all eight available in my adopted home state of Ohio. I also have seen a Great Gray Owl in Alaska, and a Burrowing Owl in California. My favorite Owl observation came in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in February of 2015, my big year(287 species). A fellow(Ron?) from San Antonio(originally Oklahoma) showed me around all day. When he retired for the day I wanted to go around on my own. I did not quit until the issue was forced by darkness. In my last moments birding that day an owl flew right by me and landed in a tree a little above and about ten feet from my head. I think there were some walkway lights lending just enough light to clearly identify this bird as a gray morph Eastern Screech-Owl. This capped a grande day indeed.
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I live in central Ohio where there are no ravens. Crows are common but not quite ubiquitous. Kevin McGowan mentioned in a video for the online crow course that crows(American) like pines and the tallest trees in the area for their nests. While working a fundraiser in a commercial area with less then optimal birding, I birded as I could. Crows were usually around. I observed one land in the top of an Eastern White Pine(Pinus strobus) tree in a bank parking lot across the street. Then it dawned on me. I looked around and saw no other close by trees of size, let alone pines. The foliage is dense so it is hard to make out a nest in there but I highly suspect there is. What is not to love from the crow's perspective? People provide these planted pines for housing, and fast food trash for board. Eastern Redcedar(Juniperus virginiana) is largely the only native conifer in the area. Sure, they could work to find food in natural areas, but why? They are smart. Gregory S. Allen
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